Deforestation in Indonesia Spiked Last Year, But Some Trends Are Improving
According to one resources analyst, large-scale deforestation appears to be shrinking compared to the past.
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According to one resources analyst, large-scale deforestation appears to be shrinking compared to the past.
Indonesia had a 27 per cent uptick in primary forest loss in 2023 from the previous year, according to World Resources Institute analysis. But the loss is still seen as historically low compared to the 2010s, it said
A data analysis shows Indonesia had a 27% increase in primary forest loss in 2023.
JAKARTA, Indonesia—From trees felled in protected national parks to massive swaths of jungle razed for palm oil and paper plantations, Indonesia had a 27 percent uptick in primary forest loss in 2023 from the previous year, according to a World Resources Institute analysis of deforestation data. But the loss is…
JAKARTA — Activists have urged the Forest Stewardship Council to cut ties with a leading Canadian pulp and paper producer that they allege is effectively under the control of an Indonesian conglomerate notorious for millions of hectares of deforestation. Paper Excellence, based in British Columbia, controls 22 million hectares (54 million acres) of forest in […]